https://www.wvnews.com/fairmontnews/news/fairmont-state-welcomes-former-falcons-home-again/article_6fa3edb5-2951-4202-b90a-1c796693b89c.html05/21/2026 10:27:02 AMJust a few weeks ago, our newest alumni, in their caps and gowns, walked across the stage and stopped with me for a photo to commemorate the moment. Is that picture missing from your photo album? Did you or someone you know once dream of earning your college degree? Did you, like so many others in West Virginia and the region, set that dream aside?Editorials